Polar Soils Blog

Today we had a warmer, sunny day... for a little while at least! Students have continued working on their research projects, but we also had...

Students have been busily working today on their independent research projects. They are working in teams of 2: one art major and one scienc...

Today we got to go on a hike with Antero, who is the director of the research station. He has been working here for over 45 years, since he ...

This is our second full day at Kilpisj ä rvi Biological Station. Here we are, excited to be in the Arctic at the main building of the resear...

This morning we flew from Helsinki up to the northern town of Kittilä, then drove three and a half hours to Kilpisjärvi. As the airplane w...

All of the students made it into Helsinki yesterday, and after a shower, a good night's sleep, and some coffee, we were ready for a day ...

I mostly post about our research on the polar soils of the southern hemisphere in Antarctica. However, I have just begun a journey to the op...